Endometrial thickness is not independent of luteal phase day in a rural Polish population

Anthropological Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-163

  Clancy, Kathryn B H ^a   Ellison, Peter T ^b   Jasienska, Grazyna ^c   Bribiescas, Richard G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Energetics; Menstrual cycle; Ovarian function; Population variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449615929     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.090130     Document Type: Article

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